Self-Serve Black and White Printers and Locations

There are black and white (monochrome) laser printers in KHW-71F, SHE-576, SHE-677, SBB-314, LIB-272 (Library), and the TRS labs (TRS-2-006, TRS-2-148, TRS-2-154, TRS-3-148, TRS-3-150). These are high-speed, high-volume, high-quality laser printers are available to users with a valid Ryerson OneCard or non-ID Cash Card.

To print your documents in black and white, you must choose Lab Monochrome Printer. The cost is 7cents per image.

Only 8.5” x 11” letter-size paper is available.

Double-sided (duplex) printing is the default setting on all self-serve monochrome printers in the Academic Computing Labs.

Self-Serve Colour Printers and Locations

There are colour laser printers in KHW71-F, TRS-3-180, and LIB-272. These high-speed, high-volumes, high-quality laser printers are available to users with a valid Ryerson OneCard or non-ID Cash Card.

To print your documents in colour, you must choose Lab Colour Printer. The cost is 49 cents per image.

Only 8.5” x 11” letter-size paper is available.

Single-sided printing is the default setting on all self-serve colour printers in the Academic Computing Labs.

Note: Colours are not guaranteed to come out the way they look on the monitor.

How to Submit Jobs from the Lab Workstation

Run your application (i.e.: Microsoft Word, Excel, AutoCAD, etc).

Select a printer from the File menu, click Print, Printer Setup or Select Printer (This ensures that the document will be formatted for the printer).

Load or create your document.

Print the document by selecting File > Print from the application menu.Note: Remember that the default setting for black and white laser printing is duplex (doubled-sided) printing. If you would like to change this, check the Switching from Duplex to Single-Sided Printing Tutorial.

Log on to the printer by swiping your OneCard on the card reader attached to the printer (black magnetic strip facing you, strip closest to the printer) or entering your my.ryerson user name and password on the touch screen.

Tap Print Release.

Fig. 1 – Self-Serve Printer Screen

Release print job.

Fig. 2 – Print Job List If you cannot find your print job it may have “timed out”. Print jobs are held by the system for two hours. If they have not been released after this time they will be deleted.

To print individual documents, tap on the arrow beside each document, and then tap Print

To print all listed documents, tap Print All.

Please note that it may take up to 30 seconds for the printer to warm up after clicking Print or Print All.

Tap Back and tap Logout to exit.

Payment Methods

Only the Ryerson OneCard or a non-ID Cash Card (issued by the OneCard office and can be purchased at PHIL machine) are accepted for payment. Cash is NOT accepted. Ensure enough funds are available on your Ryerson OneCard before releasing your job at the printer; otherwise your print jobs will not be printed or released. Print jobs are automatically deleted two hours after submission from the lab computers or wireless laptops.

Swipe your non-ID Cash Card when you are back to the initial log on screen to print your documents.

Printing Tips

The printing speed depends on printer processing power, file format and size, colour depth, graphic resolution, and the complexity of the document.

Special adjustments of files, printers, or plotters do not necessarily improve quality.

Check all settings before printing.

Make sure page size and orientation is correct.

Switch from duplex to single-sided printing as needed.

Always do a Print Preview before printing your document.

Speed up PowerPoint printing by:

Turning off backgrounds when printing.

Printing in either Greyscale or Black and White.

Keep your final file size as small as possible. Do not use graphics with a higher resolution than the printer is capable of printing. Even 75 – 100 dpi is often quite adequate for most purposes. Sending a 2400 dpi image to a 600 dpi printer is time wasted.

Printing a web page file directly from a browser often gives unexpected results.

Workaround: Print the web page to a PDF file and print from Adobe Acrobat.

Printing a PDF file directly from a browser often gives unexpected results.

Workaround: Save the file and print from Adobe Acrobat.

Not all software applications are compatible with our printing system.

Always do a Print Preview before printing your document.

Always check how many pages your will be charged before releasing your print job.

You are responsible for ensuring all print settings are correct. No refunds will be given for prints or plots that do not come out as expected unless the problem is due to obvious hardware failure.